Getting Started with InfoSphere Data Architect
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong> 23<br />
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong><br />
<strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong><br />
IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong>® <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong> is an enterprise-level data modeling tool. It is a<br />
comprehensive development environment that you can use to model diverse and<br />
distributed data assets and also to find and establish relationships between those assets.<br />
In this chapter you will learn about the following concepts:<br />
• What is IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong>?<br />
• How to use the product<br />
• System requirements<br />
• How to install IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong><br />
1.1 What is IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong>?<br />
Businesses today own vast amount of data and decisions are made based on data. The<br />
challenge for IT is clear: provide understanding of the data, improve data quality and<br />
consistency, and keep data design aligned <strong>with</strong> business intent and requirements. IBM<br />
<strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong> is a collaborative data design solution that helps you discover,<br />
model, relate, and standardize diverse and distributed data assets. Some of the key<br />
features and benefits of IBM <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong> are listed below:<br />
• <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong> discovers the structure of heterogeneous data<br />
sources by examining and analyzing the underlying metadata. Using an<br />
established Java <strong>Data</strong>base Connectivity (JDBC) connection to the data<br />
sources, <strong>InfoSphere</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Architect</strong> explores their structures using native<br />
queries. With the user interface, users can easily browse through the<br />
hierarchy of data elements, facilitating an understanding of detailed properties<br />
for every element.
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